cadences
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Mr. Levine plays a far gentler and more original character than we’re used to from him; Jennifer Jason Leigh, as Nicky’s mother, Victoria, has long turned her dying cadences into the voice of dread.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The voices of his protagonists, which is to say the cadences of their social identities, determine not just the sound but the shape of their stories.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
He experiments with new tones and cadences; the beats bounce, the production is subdued, but innovative.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024
Shesol added: “You’re absorbing not just the rhythms and cadences of speech, but you’re absorbing a worldview.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
This introductory course cannot go very deeply into this subject, and so will only touch on the common terms used when referring to cadences.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
